Re: Why have Administrative Control in XP Home

From: Vagabond Software (carlfenley-X-_at_-X-san.rr.com)
Date: 05/02/04 

Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 07:50:38 -0700

"xyz" <dont@spamme.com> wrote in message news:c7318g$ehk$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Just curious.

Well, if you boot into Safe Mode, you have the same security/permissions menus as XP Pro. Also, you can use cacls from the command line with XP Home.

Yep, I would keep an Admin account for home.

- carl

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